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Eugene Delacroix
Jean Stewart, editor & translator
MFA Publications
295 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
0878466320 $19.95 www.mfa.org
Eugene Delacroix: Selected Letters 1813-1863 is a broad anthology spanning
decades of personal correspondence of one of the foremost French Romantic
artists. Black-and-white renditions of Delacroix's art illustrate the highly
literate and fascinating pages of Delacroix's thoughts, ably translated by
edited and translated by Jean Stewart. Eugene Delacroix Selected Letters
1813-1863 is enhanced for the contemporary reader with an informative,
extensive introduction by John Russell, and very highly recommended for
academic reference collections and anyone with a keen interest in Delacroix's
art and a dedicated desire to learn more about the man behind the masterpieces.
Arnold Roth: Free Lance
Lucy Shelton Caswell, editor
Fantagraphics Books
7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
1560974389 $22.95 1-800-657-1100
Arnold Roth, Free Lance: A Fifty Year Retrospective is a full color gallery of
wild cartooning, by the occasionally twisted, always tongue-in-cheek ironic and
amazingly humorous pen of Arnold Roth. From raunchy burlesque takes on the
history of sex to parodies of history and modern society, Arnold Roth, Free
Lance covers a wide sweep of human experience and is as much an art gallery as
it is a book of cartoons. A "must" for his legions of fans, Arnold Roth, Free
Lance will admirably serve to introduce his amazing and memorable talent to a
whole new generation.
Gauguin
Britt Salvesen
The Art Institute Of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603
0810967391, $19.95, 1-312-443-3600
Paul Gauguin was at the heart of the Post-Impressionist movement with his lush,
colorful artworks revolutionizing modern painting a the turn of the 19th
Century. Largely self-taught in a diversity of media including oil painting,
printmaking, and ceramics, Gauguin came to his career as a Parisian artist
relatively late in life, and went on to paint subjects drawn from where he
would live ranging from Brittany and Martinique, to Tahiti, and the Marquesas
islands. In Gauguin, art expert Britt Salvesen drew from research developed by
Douglas W. Druick and Peter Kort Zegers, enhanced with 79 superbly presented
illustrations of which 52 are in color and 27 are duotone. Gauguin is a very
highly recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library art
history reading lists and reference collections in general, as well as being
strongly commended to students of the life and work of Paul Gauguin in
particular. 112 pages.
Anselm Kiefer
Christoph Ransmayr, essayist
Hatje Cantz Publishers
c/o Distributed Art Publishers
155 Sixth Ave., 2nd fl., NY, NY 10013
3775711252 $45.00 1-800-338-2665
Anselm Kiefer: The Seven Heavenly Palaces 1973-2001 is a truly impressive
volume showcasing Anselm Kiefer's paintings in full color. An essay by
Christoph Ransmayr and contributions by three others offer insightful
commentary on the period pieces, but the principle focus of Anselm Kiefer: The
Seven Heavenly Palaces 1973-2001 is upon the art itself. Enthusiastically
recommended for personal, art school, and community library art reference and
history collections, Anselm Kiefer: The Seven Heavenly Palaces 1973-2001 is a
high-quality gallery book filled with earthy architectural paintings and
resounding emotion and spirit.
Paintings Of The Southwest
Arnold Skolnick, editor
University of New Mexico Press
1720 Lomas Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1591
0826328431 $19.95 1-800-249-7737
Paintings Of The Southwest compiled and capably edited by Arnold Skolnic is a
gorgeous, full-color art book filled with rich and emotional landscapes from
southwestern America, as well as some portraits of the people who call this
splendid land home. Works from a wide variety of artists are presented, often
with a brief quote from the artist that is relevant to the heart and soul of
his or her creation. Enhanced with a thoughtful introduction by independent art
historian and curator Suzan Campbell, Paintings Of The Southwest overall is an
informative, engaging book of art showcasing the sweeping strokes of memorable
works by gifted artists on every page and admirably succeeds in capturing the
land's natural spirit. Also very highly recommended are Arnold Skolnick's
previous two volumes of artwork, Paintings Of Maine (Clarkson Potter,
0517582295, $9.00) and Paintings Of California (University of California Press,
0520211847, $17.95).
Earth Transformed
Wu Tung
MFA Publications
4650 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115
0878464778 $40.00 www.mfa.org
Earth Transformed: Chinese Ceramics In The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston by Wu
Tung (Matsutaro Shoriki Curator of Asian Art and Head of the Department of the
Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa) is a gorgeous, coffee-table art book filled
cover to cover with more than two hundred beautiful color photographs of
seventy-nine smooth, elegant, picturesque and varied examples of the art of
Chinese Ceramics throughout a 5000 year history. From decorative pottery to
Buddhist sculptures, each ceramic is displayed with a detailed aside informing
the reader about its origin and contextual meaning. A wondrous and beautiful
book of three dimensional works of art, Earth Transformed is an
enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, professional, academic, and
community library ceramic art and art history reference collections.
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